Category: Science

Some people with depression sleep far more than average, wake up exhausted, habitually stay up late, and experience mood shifts with the seasons. A new

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Southern Europe and North Africa What’s in the photo? Land and sea surface temperatures during one of Europe’s record-breaking summer

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic hydrogen gas is shown here

People are more likely to mimic — or even surpass — rule breakers than rule followers, a study finds. But real-world consequences may keep people

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Last year’s massive earthquake in Myanmar could help researchers better predict where the worst shaking will be if the “Big One” hits the San Andreas

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found what may be one of the most distant supernovas ever observed. And in a stroke

The mysterious and undeciphered Voynich manuscript has caused consternation among code-breakers, linguists and scholars of medieval literature for more than a century. But now experts

Stimulating the brain with ultrasound could help counter the delusions people experience in schizophrenia, a small trial finds. The trial involved transcranial ultrasound stimulation, in

FRASCATI, Italy — Observing Earth from space provides a much-needed insight into the evolution of our planet’s health. This is particularly important in the face

Error correction creates qubits that glitch only 5 out of a million times, the first step toward a new phase for quantum computing.

People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it means to lose a

Archaeologists have unearthed an 11th-century wooden kitchen gadget with an ancient board game carved into the back. Medieval bakers may have used the wooden paddle

A gene variant called APOE4 dramatically increases the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Now, emerging research is revealing APOE4’s